Medium slate blue

#737cd2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for medium slate blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Medium slate blue sits in the blue band, mid and soft. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Medium slate blue color values

Every conversion for #737cd2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#737cd2

RGB115, 124, 210

HSL234, 51%, 64%

HSV234, 45%, 82%

CMYK45%, 41%, 0%, 18%

Lab54.78, 19.14, -45.5

XYZ25.91, 22.71, 63.99

Decimal7568594

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#5d67cb #4652c4 #3a45b3 #323c9d #2b3487 #242b70 #1d235a #161a44 #0f122d #070917

Tints of medium slate blue

#8088d6 #8c94da #99a0de #a6abe2 #b2b7e6 #bfc3ea #cccfee #d8dbf3 #e5e7f7 #f1f2fb

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#d2c973 Analogous#73acd2 Analogous#9973d2 Triadic#d2737c Triadic#7cd273 Split complementary#d29a73 Split complementary#abd273

Medium slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 45, 41, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #737cd2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 41 0 18

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 42 4 24

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium slate blue in css

Copy #737cd2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #737cd2; }
.text { color: #737cd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737cd2; }

How medium slate blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #737cd2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #737cd2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #737cd2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium slate blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #737cd2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium slate blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #737cd2 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.